In a world where people, planet and profits must run paramount for any business to thrive today, this triple bottom line approach has been at the core of the Whole Foods culture for nearly 30 years. And now, CEO John Mackey is sharing his insights and his commitment to the business principles he calls "conscious capitalism" at a benefit for the organization FLOW....

Dame Edna had to cancel her entire North American tour due to complications from appendix surgery. Said the Dame in a letter to her loyal Austin fans, "Texas is no country for sick Megastars, so I will see you in November 7-9, 2008 [at the Paramount], possums."...

Whole Foods Market Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey today issued a formal apology statement, after the company's Board of Directors announced that it was launching its own internal investigation into his message board postings. "I sincerely apologize to all Whole Foods Market stakeholders for my error in judgment in anonymously participating on online financial message boards," wrote Mackey. "I am very sorry and I ask our stakeholders to please forgive me." The Whole Foods Board......

Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey now faces an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission, after a widely-distributed article in last week's Wall Street Journal revealed that he'd been making anonymous postings on internet message boards about his company. Writing as "rahodeb"—an anagram for "Deborah," his wife's name—Mackey left a string of messages and comments dating from 1999 to 2006. Many of the remarks focused on Mackey, Whole Foods, and, more recently, on......

Whole Foods Market yesterday announced a merger agreement with fellow organic grocery chain Wild Oats Markets. The deal, worth approximately $700 million, will see the Austin-based Fortune 500 company effectively taking over and eventually rebranding most of Wild Oats Markets' 110 stores. Locally, Wild Oats operates as Sun Harvest Farms. "Wild Oats Markets and Whole Foods Market have both had a large and positive impact on the natural and organic foods movement throughout the......

Over 25 years ago, John Mackey and his partners had a vision to give natural foods their own home. No longer would they be relegated to small sections of stores, they would have their own store. Their dream came to life with the first Whole Foods Market at 10th & Lamar. At the time, it was one of only a half dozen or so natural food markets in the country. Today, after dozens of......

This might be old news by now, but last week PETA announced the winners of their annual Proggy Awards - recognizing animal-friendly achievements in commerce and culture - naming Austin-based Whole Foods their "Company of the Year." Lauding the organic powerhouse market for providing "variety and value in vegetarian foods as well as cruelty-free personal-care and household products," the animal-rights activists further cited Whole Foods' commitment to animal welfare: Even more important, however, is......